Patents Assigned to America's Gadening Resource, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6357179
    Abstract: A self-watering planter (20) having a container (22) and a floor structure (60). The latter includes one or more troughs (80) that extend downwardly from floor (70). When manufacture of the planter is complete, a chamber portion (28a) for receiving planting medium (100) is provided above the floor. This chamber portion includes interior regions (82) of the troughs. A lower chamber portion (28b) is provided beneath the floor structure for receiving water. Openings (96, 97) in bottom ends (84) of troughs (80) permit water in the lower chamber portion to be wicked up into the planting medium in the troughs, which in turn is wicked up into planting medium in upper portions of the upper chamber portion. The planter is designed to be manufactured with a single mold in a single molding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: America's Gadening Resource, Inc.
    Inventor: Melvin H. Buss